Barry & Intel Investors - Intel Adds to its Networking Product Offering
Intel is now selling a Frame Relay Router - moving into the high speed WAN-type area of networking.
Paul
{============================}
Intel's Frame Relay Router Sets Industry Price -- Performance
Benchmark
Business Wire - July 21, 1998 08:17
Intel(R) Express 8100 Router Breaks $1K Barrier with
Full T1/E1 Speed, Ease of Use, Powerful Virtual Private
Networking
Intel Corporation is now shipping the latest edition to its router family, the Intel(R) Express 8100 Router for frame relay, which is capable of transmitting data at full T1 and E1 WAN (wide area networking) line speeds.
Building on the ease of use already inherent in the Express router family, Intel's frame relay version provides auto-configuration wizards to automatically source and configure the Express 8100 routers remotely, thus reducing costs associated with service calls for each site installation. An ISDN (integrated services digital
network) version of the Intel Express 8100 Router with VPN has been shipping since March.
T1 lines, among the most prevalent forms of dedicated WAN access lines in the United States, are designed to transmit a maximum of 1.544 Mbps (megabits per second) of data. E1 Lines, prevalent in Europe, are
designed to transmit a maximum of 2 Mbps of data. Intel's Express 8100 routers for frame relay and leased line configurations are able to maximize the use of these lines by transmitting data at 'full-wire speeds,' at a list price of $699. In addition, the Express 8100 router includes a robust set of features and optional VPN software, comparable to routers usually costing two to three times as much. Intel's secure 144-bit encryption software is maximized for optimal performance, reducing delays sometimes caused by implementing VPN.
"At $699, the new Express 8100 Frame Relay Router helps make wide area networking appealing to a whole new segment of the market," said Jim Bodio, router product line manager, Intel's Network Products Division.
"Small and mid-sized businesses no longer need to sit on the sidelines while larger companies with deeper pockets and more IT resources reap the benefits of wide area networks and Internet VPNs."
The Intel Device View (IDV) software with auto-configuration helps make the Intel Express 8100 Router an ideal remote or branch office solution and is included free of charge with each Intel Express router purchased. An IT manager, for example, can install an Intel Express router at the central site and ask a non-technical person to plug in and connect a router at a remote or branch office site. The individual routers added to the frame relay network from the branch offices self-configure to communicate over the WAN. Once the additional
branch/remote office routers are installed, the IT manager can remotely configure each router from his or her central site location through Intel Device View. The simplicity of this process, along with the affordability of the Intel(R) Express 8100 Router makes site-to-site communication a snap.
Pricing and Availability
The Intel(R) Express 8100 Frame Relay Router is shipping worldwide through Intel's network of master distributors and value-added resellers at a U.S. suggested list price of $699. The optional encryption software, also shipping worldwide, is available at $199 U.S. suggested list price. Cabling for V.35, V.11/X.21, V.24 and
V.36 communication options are available separately.
Delivering comprehensive networking solutions using industry standards-based technology is a key element of Intel's strategy of enabling the transition to higher-bandwidth networking and reducing total cost of ownership. All networking products are available worldwide through a network of distributors and value-added resellers.
Additional product information is available at 800/538-3373 for U.S. and Canadian customers; at (44) 1-793-431-155 for European customers; or at 503/264-7354 for other international customers.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
CONTACT: Intel Corporation
Micki Fuller, 503/712-1425
micki.fuller@intel.com
Headlines Previous Story Next Story
%INTEL %OREGON %COMPUTERS %ELECTRONICS %COMED %PRODUCT V%BW P%BW
Search for: |
